It hasn't been a good year for display teams!

QuoteAn Air Force Thunderbird pilot ejected safely from a F-16C Fighting Falcon aircraft Wednesday during a training mission over controlled airspace in California. The pilot is in stable condition and receiving follow-on care, the Air Force said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2025-12-03/fighter-jet-crash-california-19970734.html

Volodymyr Zelensky is due to pay a short visit to Dublin tomorrow (Tues. 2 Dec) as a courtesy call to President Connolly.

Should bring UR-ABA to EIDW! 

0612 TUI Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner G-TUIA landed BFS as TOM179/BY179

1238 Cavok Air Antonov An-12BP UR-CBG landed BFS as CVK7084.Was due 1058.

1309 Cavok Air Antonov An-12BK UR-CKL landed BFS as CVK7086.

2018 ETA Enter Air Boeing 737-8Q8 SP-ESI expected from Cork as ENT3008.Was due 1800.

2050 ENT3008 landed at BFS.

Looks like it's attempting a landing now

Surprised it has diverted by now. Another one on its way - maybe we'll get a formation flypast lol

Ah I see. Thanks

According to comments on FB the airport is fog bound.

Anyone know what's wrong with the Cavok AN12 circling BFS at the moment?

Airline passengers travelling from Northern Ireland airports have been advised to be aware of potential disruption to flights, after European aerospace company Airbus requested immediate modifications to thousands of its planes.

About 6,000 aircraft worldwide are thought to be affected, all of them in the A320 family. The plane manufacturer says it has found that intense radiation from the Sun could corrupt data crucial to flight controls.

EasyJet, which has flights to and from Belfast International and Belfast City airports said it is expecting this to result in some disruption.

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Re the TUI 737,It`s the only thing I could think of.
Have a peek at TUI cruises, some of them depart from LGW and meet the ship in sunnier climates rather than meet in UK.